The role of SLPs in ALS care

The role of SLPs in ALS care

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that essentially causes motor neurons to die, leading to a complete inability to move. ALS is aggressive, and progresses relatively quickly. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is...
A hearing epiphany

A hearing epiphany

by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Published in September 2019, updated in May 2025 If you follow me on Instagram, you might’ve seen that I recently traveled for a wedding. In my ongoing effort to reduce landfill waste, I...
SLP favorite books round-up

SLP favorite books round-up

There are a lot of things on Earth that make me happy, but books are in the top 10! As a speech-language pathologist, I’m always looking for ways to incorporate books into practice as well as pointing parents to good books that they can read with their kiddos. I have...